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Aldine · Office #40,476

Self-hosted LaTeX editor where every paper is a git repo

In the Understanding code and keeping docs current neighborhood (Developer). In town since 14 Oct 2026.

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What Tablif read on Aldine's site

Aldine describes itself as: “Aldine: open-source, self-hosted Overleaf alternative”

What it is

Calls itself “Overleaf alternative”.

  • Calls itself: Overleaf alternative
“Aldine is an open-source Overleaf alternative you run on your own server.”

Where it puts itself

Positions itself as an alternative to Overleaf. Claims “full”. Rules out “paid plan”. Publishes a comparison page.

  • Alternative to: Overleaf
  • Superlative claim: full
  • Says it will not: paid plan
“In Aldine, review comments with suggested edits, git and Zotero are included at no cost (there is no paid tier), and the whole thing is two containers.”
“Aldine is an open-source Overleaf alternative you run on your own server.”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever.

  • Free plan: free forever
“Aldine is free to self-host under AGPL-3.0, and the number of collaborators is not limited. There is no paid plan and no hosted service today.”
“There is no paid plan and no hosted service today.”

How it runs

A web app. Can be self-hosted. Offers an API. Open source. AI is a side feature. You can bring your own API key.

  • Kind: web
  • Runs where: self-hosted
  • API: yes
  • Open source: yes
  • AI role: a side feature
  • Bring your own key: yes
“Co-authors write LaTeX together in the browser.”
“Aldine is an open-source Overleaf alternative you run on your own server.”

What it works with

Integrates with Claude, Forgejo, GitHub and 3 more. Replaces Overleaf.

  • Integrates with: Claude · Forgejo · GitHub · +3
  • Replaces: Overleaf
“Aldine is an open-source Overleaf alternative you run on your own server.”
“Claude, connected over MCP, tightens the abstract, adds a section, typesets, and shows the PDF.”

What it offers as proof

In beta. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.

  • Stage: beta
  • Trial asks for: nothing
“Aldine is young (v0.x) and has review comments with suggested edits, not keystroke-level tracking.”
“No account, no install. The demo is a shared sandbox and resets every night.”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 14 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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